Chapter 502 I went here just to
win the prize After receiving the prize, I had lunch at noon.
After all, everyone has gathered from all over the world, and it would be a bit unkind not to arrange a meal for them.
So after the meeting, everyone got on the big sedan prepared by the Cultural Association and headed towards the Yanjing Hotel.
Cheng Xuyuan doesn't like to join in the fun.
But he must go to eat this meal.
After all, before coming to the meeting, someone reminded him not to lose his temper. Now under the circumstances, if he didn't even eat, who knows what people would say?
So, we still have to eat this meal.
As soon as he found a seat to sit down, he saw Zhang Guangnian waving at him.
Cheng Xuyuan was still full of gratitude towards Zhang Guangnian. After all, old Zhang had helped him a lot.
And now, he has one more thing that he needs Lao Zhang's help with.
So Cheng Xuyuan ran over quickly.
"Are you unhappy that your seven works didn't win awards?" Zhang Guangnian asked Cheng Xuyuan.
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "Why would you have any objections?"
“This award is not just for me.”
"I'm already very satisfied if I can have one."
"Besides, my seven short stories were not written for awards."
As Zhang Guangnian began to listen to Cheng Xuyuan's words, a faint smile appeared on his face.
This Xiao Cheng is mature and knows how to make choices.
But I didn't expect that this last sentence would reveal his true nature.
What I wrote was not for the purpose of winning awards, so I don’t care whether you give it to me or not.
Don't you think it's uncomfortable to hear these words?
He glared at Cheng Xuyuan and asked, "What are you aiming for with those short stories?"
"Don't believe me if you don't, all of my short stories are intended to be adapted into movies." Cheng Xuyuan told the truth.
These of his works were originally adapted from movies.
It is not difficult at all to make it into a movie, and it may even be possible to reach a higher level.
After all, Cheng Xuyuan also made some minor modifications based on the comments of later generations.
"Haha, then I wish you a successful adaptation." Zhang Guangnian snorted softly.
Looking at Zhang Guangnian who seemed to be quite arrogant, Cheng Xuyuan rubbed his hands and said, "There are already two films being filmed, one by Lao Xie and the other by a director from the United States."
Hearing this, Zhang Guangnian remained silent.
After all, there are people filming this movie, two of them, and one of them is an American director.
"Okay, I called you over here because I have something to tell you." Zhang Guangnian patted his head and said, "I was so angry at you just now that I almost forgot about the business."
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "I'm not angry with you. I just said what you said, but you still don't want to."
"From now on, I will talk less."
"I will never make you angry."
Zhang Guangnian said: "Don't talk yet, just listen to me."
"Our training institute will now have its fifth batch of students."
Cheng Xuyuan had heard this news from Wang Yian. When he heard Zhang Guangnian say this, he smiled and said, "Mr. Zhang, I won't be a student anymore."
"I'm a student at Yenching University now, and I'm doing pretty well."
"If you think I'm not well-educated enough, I might as well go to the Chinese Department of Yenching University to study more."
Zhang Guangnian glared and said, "If I let you be a student, how can I find a teacher for you?"
When Zhang Guangnian said this, he seemed to be trying to catch up with the conversation, but it was more of an expression of emotion.
With Cheng Xuyuan's current reputation, if he were a student, few people would be willing to be his teacher.
Even among those who won the award with him this time, few were willing to do so.
After all, he is famous.
"I invited you to be the teacher."
"You don't have to feel too stressed. Your lectures won't be long. You'll mainly be sharing your thoughts on writing."
Zhang Guangnian said this, as if he was afraid that Cheng Xuyuan would disagree, and continued: "Xuyuan, this is a good opportunity."
"In the future, these students will be the backbone of our literary association. You can be their teacher, and it will also be a chance for you to get to know everyone."
"This will be good for you in the future."
Cheng Xuyuan naturally knew that what Zhang Guangnian said was right.
Many of the students in this batch have achieved extraordinary success.
And I don’t go to class very often, just two or three classes, so I can still help.
"Now that you've asked me to do this, how can I not do it?"
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely not let you down."
Zhang Guangnian nodded and said, "Then you should prepare more and don't let down the team when the time comes."
As he spoke, he turned and was about to leave.
Cheng Xuyuan looked at Zhang Guangnian and said with a smile, "Mr. Zhang, I need to trouble you with something later."
"What's the matter?" Zhang Guangnian frowned. He knew that Cheng Xuyuan agreed so readily, and this guy must have something else behind it.
Looking at Zhang Guangnian who was guarding against him as if he were a thief, Cheng Xuyuan said with a smile: "Don't worry, Mr. Zhang. I will never make it too difficult for you."
Zhang Guangnian was about to ask more questions when he heard someone calling him. Zhang Guangnian, who had other things to do, said to Cheng Xuyuan, "Let's talk about it later."
"I've already told you in advance that I can't do anything that's too difficult."
After waving goodbye to Zhang Guangnian, Cheng Xuyuan returned to the dinner table.
At this time, their table was almost full. Cheng Xuyuan took a look and found that he didn't know most of the people, but there were some he knew.
For example, Wang Meng, for example, Liu Xinwu!
All the people sitting at this table were award-winning authors. Winning an award this time was naturally a good thing, so they chatted quite happily.
Seeing Cheng Xuyuan coming over, Liu Xinwu smiled and said, "Xuyuan, let me introduce him to you so that you don't get confused again."
As he spoke, he said to a woman who looked to be in her fifties, "This is Teacher Zhijuan."
When Cheng Xuyuan heard this introduction, he immediately understood who this person was. After all, this person's daughter had helped him a lot.
So he hurriedly said respectfully: "Hello, Teacher Zhijuan, I have read a lot of your works. I can say that I grew up reading your books."
Hearing Cheng Xuyuan's words, Teacher Zhijuan smiled and said, "Xuyuan, I don't believe other people's words, but at your age, I absolutely believe it."
"But now you are the one behind the times."
Teacher Zhijuan's words made everyone around laugh.
For a moment, the atmosphere at this table became extremely harmonious.
Following Liu Xinwu's introduction, Cheng Xuyuan greeted everyone one by one. Although he was warm to most people, his enthusiasm gave people a feeling that he was speaking the truth.
The reason for this is that he can talk about everyone's masterpieces just by name, and he is definitely not exaggerating or anything.
"When I came to Yanjing, I heard that Cheng Xuyuan was very talented and arrogant, and it was difficult to deal with him."
"Now that we've met, I realize that Xuyuan is actually very easy to deal with!" A middle-aged man with a plain face said with emotion to his companion.
His companion said: "It's true that Cheng Xuyuan is talented, but he is not arrogant."
"He is usually very low-key."
"The reason why everyone thinks he is talented is probably because he can make more money."
After everyone introduced themselves, they sat together and chatted, and the topic they talked about most was literary works.
It goes without saying that the level of those who can sit here is very high, so everyone is talking very happily.
Only Cheng Xuyuan sat aside and spoke very little, except for occasionally pouring tea and water. He gave everyone the impression of being a good audience member.
But as one of the few winners for two consecutive years, and also the first-ranked winner, who can ignore him?
It’s just that many people don’t know how to deal with this talented young man.
"Is Xuyuan married?" Teacher Zhijuan asked with a smile after Cheng Xuyuan poured her some water.
Before Cheng Xuyuan could answer, Liu Xinwu smiled and said, "Xuyuan is at Yanjing University and already has a girlfriend."
"I heard that the university explicitly prohibits dating."
"Xu Yuan is..."
Cheng Xuyuan didn't wait for Liu Xinwu to finish, and said in a deep voice: "Old Liu, our school doesn't have any explicit requirements for this, don't talk nonsense."
As he spoke, he glared at Liu Xinwu.
He knew in his heart that Liu Xinwu said this in order to prevent anyone from introducing Cheng Xuyuan to a date, which would have been embarrassing.
It was a very enjoyable meal, but unfortunately, for some wine lovers, it was a bit unsatisfying.
After all, everyone likes to drink with a good friend.
But now, even though the wine was served, who could drink freely in such an occasion?
We can just have a few drinks, just for the sake of showing our respect.
"Xinwu, why don't we go back to the guesthouse where I'm staying and get two bottles of wine to continue chatting." Chen Zhongshi invited Cheng Xuyuan and others.
It was not easy for him to come to Yanjing, and it was even more difficult to meet friends with whom he could chat.
So this time, he wanted to invite Cheng Xuyuan and others to the guesthouse where he lived, and everyone continued to drink and chat.
Everyone was basically very excited about Chen Zhongshi's invitation.
After all, many people will be leaving Yanjing tomorrow. If they don’t seize this opportunity to get together, they don’t know when the next time will be.
Liu Xinwu also hopes to get together with friends like Lao Chen. In addition to continuing to communicate with each other, he also wants to encourage everyone to submit articles to him.
However, this guesthouse is not only a bit small, but it is also easy to disturb others. It can be said that it is a bit inconvenient to use it for dining.
But if there are too many people at home, it will be inconvenient.
He looked around and said to Cheng Xuyuan, "Xuyuan, we are all going to have a drink, let's go to your place, your house is big."
Cheng Xuyuan would naturally not refuse such a thing.
He smiled and said, "Then let's go to my place. I have a box of New Year's wine there. We can just find a place to buy some braised food."
Liu Xinwu smiled and said, "That's good. Leave the grocery shopping to me."
"We must have a good chat this time."
Cheng Xuyuan said: "Then I'll go get ready. First light up the stove and boil some water."
Hearing Cheng Xuyuan say this, Liu Xinwu was stunned for a moment and said, "You...don't you have gas at your Overseas Chinese Apartment?"
"That place is too small. Let's go to the yard next to Yanjing Literature and Art. It will be more convenient for us to chat there." Cheng Xuyuan said casually.
(End of this chapter)
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